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Draft letter of Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC, guardian, to the Holy Trinity Friary reminding the friars of their duties and affirming that he give them ‘every freedom and latitude consistent with our Franciscan Capuchin Life’.

Lecture titled ‘Father Mathew / the motives inspiring his temperance work’ given at the annual meeting of the Father Mathew Temperance Hall, Queen’s Street, Cork. The text is probably by Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC (1874-1951). The lecture reads: ‘This annual meeting occurs at the beginning of a year that will prove ever-memorable in the annals of history – 1919, the year of the World’s Peace Conference. The echoes of this mighty world war are still with us. But whilst it is true that its numerical dimensions dwarfed all past records, yet it is equally true that no individual in the world’s history ever marshalled a mighty force as Fr. Mathew did, [and] … in his movement there was no compulsion or conscription, yet his army totalled 10,000,000’.

Memorandum possibly compiled by Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC, Provincial Minister, concerning ‘properties which were purchased or exchanged by the superiors of the Province from time to time’. The schedule refers to transactions involving properties and lands held in Dublin, Kilkenny, Cork and Rochestown.

Memorandum possibly compiled by Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC, Provincial Minister, listing ‘properties which were purchased or exchanged by the superiors of the Province from time to time’. The schedule refers to transactions involving properties and lands held in Dublin, Kilkenny, Cork city and Rochestown. The Cork section refers to the ‘purchase of stores etc. at [the] sanctuary-end of Father Mathew Memorial Church, and the exchange of part of the same for the property upon which the new extension of [the] sanctuary is built …’. It is noted that the ‘annual rent of the Cork church house and garden etc. is about £160’.

Author: Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC (1874-1951)
Publisher: Cork: Guy and Co., 70 Patrick Street
Language: English
The work contains illustrations by Denis Santry (1879-1960) and a portrait of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC on the frontispiece. The Irish Capuchin Archives holds numerous copies some of which have been rebound in hard covers.